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Jul 24, 2017 · In 1990, Jerit bought out Wilson and moved American Paper Optics to a small shop in Memphis. The company's first nine months were brink-of-death rocky. Then came a call from an astronomer.
Aug 18, 2017 · John Jerit may be one of the very few people in America you could describe as “eclipse rich.” Jerit’s business, American Paper Optics—one of the major American manufacturers of NASA ...
Mar 10, 2017 · Less than two years ago, John Jerit, owner of American Paper Optics, the largest manufacturer of 3D and safe solar eclipse glasses, wasn't sure he'd live to see 2017. A cancer diagnosis not...
Sep 7, 2017 · Wilson wasn't interested. But Jerit, who fished the glasses out of the garbage, was. He bought a batch of paper diffraction glasses and sold 7,000 pairs in four hours at a fireworks show in Memphis. Over the next year, Jerit made periodic trips to peddle glasses around the country.
May 23, 2006 · Jerit admits to buying art in quantity, 20 or 30 works by one artist at one time. He's the kind of collector who can say of iconic Georgia folk artist Howard Finster, ?I have a lot of Finsters ...
Since the company originated, APO has become the world’s largest manufacturer of paper 3D eyewear. During this time, owner and 3D aficionado, John Jerit, transformed a “silly” paper novelty business into a 3D eyeglass empire with products distributed worldwide.
Sep 11, 2019 · John Jerit has been collecting american folk art and outsider art since 2001, with much of it exhibited in his home and office in Tennessee. He makes up part seven of my meet the collector series. Alongside collecting some incredible art he also runs a company making 3D glasses!
